Ethan Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.35 | BB+0.26s to A | 2026-01-10 | 2026 VSTP Polar Plunge venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:02.76 | BB+1.47s to A | 2026-02-15 | 2026 NCAP Winter Qualifier venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:17.50 | BB+3.81s to A | 2026-01-10 | 2026 VSTP Polar Plunge |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:10.02 | BB+10.03s to A | 2026-01-23 | 2026 USAS IMX Games fast pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 32.49 | A+1.30s to AA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 NCAP Winter Qualifier venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:10.39 | BB+1.10s to A | 2026-01-24 | 2026 USAS IMX Games fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:30.24 | BB+2.05s to A | 2026-02-14 | 2026 NCAP Winter Qualifier venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 34.62 | AA+1.33s to AAA | 2026-01-10 | 2026 VSTP Polar Plunge venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:14.74 | AA+3.35s to AAA | 2026-01-23 | 2026 USAS IMX Games fast pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:42.18 | A+0.79s to AA | 2025-12-12 | 2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.01 | A+0.32s to AA | 2026-02-15 | 2026 NCAP Winter Qualifier venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:09.54 | BB+0.25s to A | 2026-01-23 | 2026 USAS IMX Games fast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:09.29 | A+2.30s to AA | 2025-12-14 | 2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:29.37 | A+3.78s to AA | 2026-01-24 | 2026 USAS IMX Games fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.86 | B+0.07s to BB | 2025-04-25 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:23.31 | +1.22s to B | 2025-04-25 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:56.77 | B+10.38s to BB | 2025-04-27 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 36.80 | A+0.71s to AA | 2026-06-05 | HNVR Storm Surge 2026 |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 43.57 | BB+1.58s to A | 2025-04-25 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:23.94 | AA+0.85s to AAA | 2026-06-05 | HNVR Storm Surge 2026 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 40.49 | B+1.80s to BB | 2025-04-25 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:45.93 | AA+7.14s to AAA | 2026-06-05 | HNVR Storm Surge 2026 |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.
Pool tags are a venue speed heuristic (median deviation of all swims there vs each swimmer's typical time) — see the venue page for the method.
IMX / IMR
IMX 11-12 · SCY
3269 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:10.02 | 616 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:10.39 | 603 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:14.74 | 746 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:09.54 | 613 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:29.37 | 691 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
3408 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:17.50 | 615 |
| 50 BK SCY | 32.49 | 653 |
| 50 BR SCY | 34.62 | 752 |
| 50 FL SCY | 30.01 | 703 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:09.29 | 685 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:02.76
Front half 30.05s · back half 32.71s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:10.02
Front half 181.23s · back half 188.79s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:10.39
Front half 33.84s · back half 36.55s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:30.24
Front half 73.60s · back half 76.64s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:14.74
Front half 36.29s · back half 38.45s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:42.18
Front half 79.38s · back half 82.80s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:09.54
Front half 32.73s · back half 36.81s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:09.29
Front half 33.35s · back half 35.94s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:29.37
Front half 72.27s · back half 77.10s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:23.31 split/total mismatch
200 Freestyle LCM 2:56.77
Front half 87.65s · back half 89.12s
50 Breaststroke LCM 43.57 split/total mismatch
Front half 44.29s · back half -0.72s
Reaction time
From electronically-timed starts only (~2% of corpus swims carry a reaction time). PRs with a recorded reaction show an RT chip in the splits section above.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.